Advanced theory of mind and children's prosocial lie-telling in middle childhood: A training study

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dc.citation.volume246
dc.contributor.authorGao Q
dc.contributor.authorChen P
dc.contributor.authorHuang Q
dc.contributor.authorWang Z
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-12T01:56:57Z
dc.date.available2024-12-12T01:56:57Z
dc.date.issued2024-10-01
dc.description.abstractChildren's advanced theory of mind (AToM) is concurrently associated with their prosocial lie-telling. However, the causal link between AToM and prosocial lie-telling has not yet been demonstrated. To address this gap, the current study adopted a training paradigm and investigated the role of AToM in children's prosocial lie-telling in middle childhood. A total of 66 9- and 10-year-old children who did not demonstrate any prosocial lie-telling in a disappointment gift paradigm at the baseline were recruited and randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n = 32) or an active control group (n = 34). The experimental group underwent a conversation-based training program of four sessions. The results showed significantly greater gains in AToM at the posttest for the experimental group children compared with the control group children, controlling for family socioeconomic status, children's literacy score, working memory, and inhibition. More important, the experimental group children were more likely to tell prosocial lies than the control group, even after controlling for the pretest AToM and other covariates. However, the training effects faded at the 6-month follow-up test after the training's completion. These findings provide the first evidence for the causal role of AToM in the development of prosocial lie-telling in middle childhood. The fade-out effect is discussed in the context of educational interventions.
dc.description.confidentialfalse
dc.edition.editionOctober 2024
dc.format.pagination106012-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/39033606
dc.identifier.citationGao Q, Chen P, Huang Q, Wang Z. (2024). Advanced theory of mind and children's prosocial lie-telling in middle childhood: A training study.. J Exp Child Psychol. 246. (pp. 106012-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106012
dc.identifier.eissn1096-0457
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0022-0965
dc.identifier.number106012
dc.identifier.piiS0022-0965(24)00152-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/72296
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier Inc.
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022096524001528
dc.relation.isPartOfJ Exp Child Psychol
dc.rights(c) 2024 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectAdvanced theory of mind
dc.subjectConversation-based approach
dc.subjectFade-out
dc.subjectMiddle childhood
dc.subjectProsocial lie-telling
dc.subjectTraining
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectTheory of Mind
dc.subjectDeception
dc.subjectSocial Behavior
dc.subjectChild Behavior
dc.subjectChild Development
dc.titleAdvanced theory of mind and children's prosocial lie-telling in middle childhood: A training study
dc.typeJournal article
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